BATON ROUGE – For the second straight year nine LSU gymnasts earned the distinction as Scholastic All-Americans, the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W) announced Tuesday.
Tigers who earned the award include
Rheagan Courville,
Sydney Ewing,
Lloimincia Hall,
Myia Hambrick,
Michelle Gauthier,
Erin Macadaeg,
Kylie Moran,
Shonacee Oliva and
Randii Wyrick.
They achieved NACGC/W Scholastic All-America status by maintaining a 3.50 grade point average or higher in the 2014-15 academic year.
In addition to the nine individual awards, LSU also posted a collective team GPA of 3.4587 in 2014-15, up from last season's 3.2982.
The gymnastics team's 3.4587 GPA was the highest of any LSU team in 2014-15, and the team's 3.449 GPA in the spring during the season was the best since 1999.
"The commitment of the LSU Gymnastics team to academic excellence is part of our program's mission statement," LSU head coach
D-D Breaux said. "It is gratifying to be part of a team, 17 student-athletes, working together to achieve a team GPA average that they pre-determine for themselves."
Gauthier led the way with a 4.00 GPA in kinesiology for the second consecutive season, earning her third straight Scholastic All-America award.
Hall wrapped her senior season in 2015 with a 3.86 GPA in sport administration to claim her third career Scholastic All-America honor.
Courville ended her stellar career by claiming her second Scholastic All-America award with a 3.83 GPA in sport administration in 2014-15.
Ewing also achieved her second Scholastic All-America honor by finishing with a 3.52 GPA in kinesiology.
Oliva (3.54 GPA in kinesiology), Wyrick (3.50 in sport administration), Hambrick (3.56 in mass communication), Macadaeg (3.56 in marketing) and Moran (3.76 in kinesiology) all earned their first Scholastic All-America award for their outstanding academic performance in 2014-15.
"I'm fortunate to work with such an outstanding team where the coaches, gymnasts and staff hold themselves to the highest standard possible," said
Jade Bryan, Associate Director at the LSU Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes. "The LSU Gymnastics team exemplifies the true meaning of being student-athletes on this campus by excelling on the competition floor, in the classroom and in the community.
"The team's overall dedication to developing well-rounded student-athletes continues to show, as they combined for close to a 3.5 team GPA last year with an emphasis being placed on graduating and preparing for successful careers and post graduate studies. I am extremely proud of this team and am excited for what the future holds for them."
Overall, LSU has now produced 134 NACGC/W Scholastic All-America honors since 1991, combining with LSU's 167 athletic All-America honors to give the Tigers one of the most well-rounded gymnastics programs in the nation.
Fans can follow LSU gymnastics on the team's social media accounts:
www.Facebook.com/LSUgym, @LSUgym on Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter and
www.YouTube.com/lsugymnastics.
